Concurrent with the last days of the holy month of Ramadan, the closing ceremony of "A week with Quran in Ramadan" was held with the attendance of Iran's chargé d'affaires in Herat, a group of officials as well as clerics and active Quranic centers.

Police in Herat said one woman was killed and 10 people including women and children were wounded in a roadside mine, more allegedly replaced by the armed Taliban near the security compound of the province last day.

At least 22 people have been killed and many wounded when a roadside bomb hit a crowded minibus in the Afghan province of Herat, officials say. Officials said the bus was full and women and children were among the casualties.

May 31, 2011 These days, the parts of Afghanistan that are considered relatively safe may well have a bull's-eye painted on them.

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